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Thursday, June 20, 2013

{Book Blast} 15 Minutes by Jill Cooper - Excerpt + Giveaway

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Published June 15th 2013

I have 15 minutes to save my mother’s life….

15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives you in the past, but for Lara Crane it’s enough time to race
through the city, find her mother, and stop her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten
years ago.

But that’s not how it happened. The story she’s been told all her life is a lie and when Lara takes a bullet
meant for her mother, her future changes forever.

The love of her life acts like a stranger. Her simple life is replaced with a giant house, glamorous clothes
and a new boyfriend.

Except someone knows her secret. And he will try to stop her at every turn as she races against the clock
to unravel a dangerous conspiracy.

15 Minutes is an edgy high octane YA thriller that can be described as Back to the Future meets
Inception where the people Lara trusts change in an instant. She is in a timeline she doesn't understand,
and is about to make one fatal mistake as she faces an enemy so familiar, he’s family.

“She’s my mother,” my voice quivers. I close my eyes when he touches my cheek. “Ever since the first
time I went back on my birthday—I can’t stop thinking about her, Rick.” I close my eyes and take a deep
breath.

He nuzzles my cheek, and I feel his warming breath against my skin. I’m safe, comfortable.

“I saw how she was with me,” I whisper, because if I have to be any louder I won’t be able to go on.
“I was a baby, and I saw how much she loved me. She sang to me. My dad—-we were all so happy.” I
shake my head. “That’s what I want. I need that. He does too.”

“Not that.” He glances away, pain etched on his face. “Your life will change. Our life.”

My brow furrows. “What are you trying to say?”

“What if we don’t know each other anymore? What if we lose each other?”

The idea quickens my pulse. I brush his soft hair off his brow. “It won’t. Nothing could change how I feel
about you.”

Doubt mars his face. I lean forward and brush my lips against his. Passion comes quick as our lips part,
searching each other. I wrap my arms around his neck as he lifts his body onto the bed beside me. He
kisses my jaw and rests his head against mine.

“I don’t want to lose our future, Lara. Are you willing to risk everything you know for this?”

Rather than answer him, I lay my head on his shoulder. He wraps his arms around me. I’m cocooned and
safe.

Jill Cooper loves tea more than coffee and is obsessed over finding that perfect recipe. Early on she had
dreams of writing romances and mysteries. It was something she did when most kids were trying out for
softball or out riding bikes.

She's always loved dark mysteries, but also enjoys a great comedy so she tries to include both these
things in everything she writes, one way or another.

She lives in Danvers, MA with two cats, a toddler, a husband, and a 1964 yellow taxi. Her life is chaotic,
but fun. She is the author of the YA series, The Dream Slayer, and the dystopian series Glistening
Haven. She can be contacted at http://
www.jillacooper.com.

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